While looking up another matter in the Constitution, I come across this passage, and wonder if Cliven Bundy and the militia who took aim at federal officers are guilty. Since no shots were fired, I suppose it is not applicable. Still what happened amounted to more than just a potential shootout with federal officers, it was rebellion against the United States. Many of those who favored the militias' involvement would have typified it as war.
Article III, Section 3: "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."
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